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The Labor enquirer., 1887-04-16
The PROPAGANDA COMMITTEE.

THE PROPAGANDA COMMITTEE.
As requested in the above communica-
tion have selected certain names, found
below, and have sent them an urgent let
tor in regard to the above matter. hope
and believe that all of them will act. n
there is objection made to any of tire
names it should be promptly stated.
Y Ed. ENQUIRER.
\ THE PROPA GANDA COMMITTEE.
n Y STATES OF THE REPUBLIc.
Alabhma-NfAB. Shelton, Florence.
Arkansas-M Kennedy, Eureka Springs.
Califprnia-E. G. G.\Anderson, 86 18th st. san
,colofado-M v. Tennant. sSll Larimer ST.,
conaecticut-s. Seller, 5ss Main st., Bridge
Delaware-A. R. Fisher, Bridgeville
District of Columbia-Is Cohen, Washing
Florida-B. Sheldon. Box 0Oi, Jacksonville.
Geofgia-A. A. Bell, M. D., Madison
Illinois-Mrs. Lucy A. Buchanan, 30 North
May st., Chicago.
IndiRna-Carl Richter, 268 Yandes st. Ind.
napolis. y
Iowa-L Kinchan 1908 Srd Ave, Council
Kansas-H. c. vrooman, Quenemo.
Kentucky-H Moorman, 68 Hancock 81 D.,
Louisville.
LOuisiana-Gabriel Lienhardt, 30 N Pete
ST.. New Orleans
Maine-walter L. Sawyer, 2 st. Lawrence
Place, Portland.
Maryiand-G. A. Seegsr, 7S Eutaw st., Bait
more.
Massachusetts, w. Brown, Kirklanl
st. Boston.
Michigan-Thos. NJ. Dolan, 10 Napoleon St.
Detroit.
Minnesota Blumenberg, $40 25th Ave
8. Minneapolis
Mississippi-W. /. Gillespie, Kingston.
MissOuri-Martin Irons, st. Louis.
NeBraska-F. c. c. Fox. Box l55, sidney.
Nevada-James Henry, Reno.
New Hampshire-F. A. Buckley, Hinsdale.
New Jersey-W. Hume, 81 Cherry ST., Eliza
New York;. H. Mills, 1l8 sth st., N. Y. City
North Carolina-T. F. Brockwell, Box 264
Raleigh.
Ohio-johnathan Coslett. sandrun, Hooking
or9gon-w. c. owen, 2la End st., Portland
Pennsylvania-A.C c. Graul, stoneboro. :,
Rhode Island-E. l.. Cannon, Box 4s, Burrell
Willie.
South Carolina-P. B. McC,oy, Columbia.
Tehnesee-Jos. E. voss, Box 1877, Jackson.
Tefas-George N Beach, Dallas. n
vermont-A.. w. Duganne, Saxtog hre.
vifginia-Wm. H. Mullen, S2' i. Main ST.
Richmond.
West virginia-Jas. r. Shingleton, Romney
Wisconsin-Juiiet H. Severance, 1876 4th st
Milwaukee. Y }-c
CONTINUED on fourth page.l
The Labor enquirer., 1887-04-16

There Is room IN the Labor Party for
'd honest mon, for all true Americans.
There is NO room for an aristocrat, for a
'ar' Tor thief. Let them stay where
'a'y are-with the Doodle gang.
A*oru.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-04-16

In order that those engaged on the cor
respondsnce and propaganda committees
may understand clearly tho lines upon
which the federation proposes p proesed,
We suggest that Msssrs. Lum on behalf Of
tho 1. W. p. A., Buchanan on behalf Of the
1. W. A, and Rosenberg ON behalf Of the
The Labor enquirer., 1887-04-16
Tho Sable Standard Of Scoun-
drelism FIaunled by the
Monopolists
UNDER WHICH BANNER F.?
True Americans viii Rally Beneath
the Scarlet Stripes and Stars Of
Honest Labor.

lor The ENQUIRER.
There is word or 30 that the new Labor
Party has to say to all honest people
whether they work for wages or not. This
Abor party /, 'be marty OF tn poor but
u the homes md Torking poor, whether
they be small traJera, professional men,
farmers, lborrts mechanics or clerks. II
/, esaon' .ally also the party Of true Amer
,eanisuo it .a founded upon that Declar-
sior . ulgafod on the Fourth OF July,
la .eJrrs were and yot arc, though
d u,na Jolerson, Patrick Henry,
. fm,, John Brown, Abraham
l.. m. Lloyd Garrison, Wendell
rhini, raI lph Waldo Emerson, not n
lad sdyanc. snard Ly euy means. it,
workers to-day rae not thioyish politicians
or bogus statesmen bu, honest and true.
hearted men who toll anu think aud sac.
ti6cu.
John Swinlon, lconinc and unselfah is
rne; T.. j. Mcclure, brave, courteous and
unfaltoring il another, Henry George with
hs hammering blows aud Joseph X. Buch.
auan with his daring devotion and disci-
rlncd genorilship are others. In the
sJath are toiling men like Beach and
Nolan, In New York bravo souls like Shcv-
itsch aud beside the borders OF the west
crn sea there are Martin and Christie and
vinettc. Unnamed thousands of others
are lighting the good fight, killing out
sclhshuess, sacrificing their lives and sub
tance that the Light may be spread and
that true Republic such as our fore
fathers contemplated may become a fact
The elections of last week show that
success IA certain in the future. In Chi
cago, our brothers gained; for despite the
Infamous campaign made against them,
despite tho lios, the slander, the libels, the
clubbing police, the counting out, the
barrels Of coin, despite the treason
and treaehery OF men sot up as leaders OF
labor's Cause, despite all this the gain
of thc'party In Chicago was 6,269 votes
In Chicago last fall thcy cast 1880 votes
last week II was 23,579!
In Milwaukee and Cincinnati the gain
was equally apparent. These things have
. lesson which lesson must be needed.
That lesson Ia that the people are waking
nud propose very shortly to clean out
thoir house.
Public thievory mnst go.
Private robbery must stop.
The laws must be enforced.
Rich aud poor must be treated alike.
The prcss must tell the truth.
Work must be provided FOR all, and all
loafcrs, whether rich or poor, must EARN
their bread.
The constitutional rights Of Americans
must be respected; there must be free
press free speech;t he right to bear arms;
m honest administration Of justice; and
security Of person and domicilc from un-
lawful searches and seizures.
These things are what we fight for and
what We NUT and will have. The way is
pointed out TO us now. l., us avail our
selves Of II nj once and without delay.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-04-16

"hy Is II that those who produce the silks,
"e S'iins, The broadcloths may not wear
Ihemg
The Labor enquirer., 1887-04-16

The United Labor party of Denver was
organized January 2, 1887, with but thirty
two members. II ran campaign the
very mention of which was suppressed by
the capitalist press. II held over score
ofmcetings, printed and distributed nearly
hundred thousand documents and dodg-
ers, had 400 workers at the polls and cast
oycr two thousand votes on the hfth OF
April; although these votes we're so care
fully counted by our capitalistic masters
that they only Tailed up about 1900. But
from % TO 100 In three months is rahter
solid work.
And the party has not gone to sleep by
any manner OF means. Since last Satur'
day 200 organizers, instead OF thirty-two,
have been put into the field. On Wednes'
day they had reported the securing OF an
average Of eight new names apiece to our
pnr'y pledge, OF men who now abandon
the old ria,rx nuLKs OF the old parties,
and will IN future sail aboard the armor-
plated cruiser. JUSTICE
The dag Of that cruiser ia nailed to the
mast; II is not the BLACK EssIuS OF BoopLr
mud IL has Rrp in it. Its stripes are red,
moon nrp, put In 1t by Jefferson that
Americans might remember never to be
slaves, Aud the red can never be wiped
. out ot the ilag, nor painted blue by the
eIucbloods, nor pasted over vitha coat-of-
arms or coronc, II Is in our dag to
stay as a promise OF the Morning; its stars
are there TO tell us OF hope and Heaven;
and i'' red, red stripes" -"searlet, signif-
eant'-ought to warn to prudence those
''n'pira,ors against the Republic who
seek the downfall OF Liberty.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-04-16

why Is Il that those who prepare the fine
foods and delicate wines p'ay not consume
themS n
The Labor enquirer., 1887-04-16

,nsssASkncuys q
mai 20 rich man go!
ny thrn Jesus Cnriw 49,
sn sn sAnarchist" for tno,s
ais 'asn deserve death yoe
mus, mus justify His cfue'nz'
ion. a.t
The Labor enquirer., 1887-04-16

In future letter 1 will let you know
more of the progress of the movement
amongst the miners in Northumberland.
Now briefly will mention few events of
interest to the workers and which will
serve to show how the fight between capi-
talism and labor is proceeding. The feel
ing of solidarity amongst the workers is
being manifested by the mixers in all
other districts of Britain giving their SYM
pathy and material support to their
brethren in the North of England.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16
Royal EtIauette.

The etiquette accorded to royalty al
ways interests me. have had unusual
journalistic facilities for observing all
phases Of this. 1t is ccremonious as be-
tween the Prince and Princess of Wales
and their guests. Even tho daughters
Of the Prince address him ms ''Sire" and
their mothers rs Madame. They
never turn their backs on him, and their
greeting courtesy is profound. Well, if
thi, be cercmonious the etiquette to the
Queen is ultra cercmonious. The
courtesy to her is well-nigh n prostra-
ton. The hands are crossed primly. on
the breast. II her Majesty be pleased to
extend her hand, the fortunate one so
honorcd never shakes the hand II rests
on the back of the hand of the one to
whom it is given, who, if highly hon
orcd, may kiss the royal fingers. s'Thou
shalt have no other gods but me. !"
Pshaw Why does that sacred line lin
ger in my memory? Anyway, one seems
TO rather like the courtesies extended to
the Queen EMPRESS. = London Letter.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16
a Diamond Woman.

The costlicst necklace of diamonds
ever owned in this country was worn by
Mr'. Mary Jane Morgan. She had n real
passion for diamonds and wore them in
hairpins, brooches, bracelets and rings
as well, but her special pet was neck
lace, u rivierc of diamonds, which cost
her originally perhaps $50, 900, and to
which She had made various additions
until its total value was 5000, 900. One
day She astonished a clerk Mt Tiffany's by
buying "A diamond for $4S, 900 and or
dcring it to be set in her riviere as the
centre stone, Diamonds that once glis-
tened in her brooches, hairpins, or
bracelets were transferred to this neck
lace, and diamonds that no longer
pleased her in the neck lace were reset in
the BROOCHES, hairpins or bracelets. To
her Ii was perpetual pleasure to see
the magnificent necklace increasing its
maguiiiccncc. When she died the
largest Of the stones were sold singly;
hu. the necklace without them was so
valuable that Messrs. Tiffany bought it
Tor 500 900 Soon aftcrward they broke
u np. and for many months it has ceased
to exist IJcwclry News.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16
Neither Was Posted.

A fair American was guest in Ber-
lin Mt ball given by the o.l.cers of the
Emperor's body guard and met there
an accomplished German lady, who
asked her something about Cuzco. She
replied that sho didn't happen to know
anything about Cuzco; that it must be
some small town, and there were so
many small towns in the United States
that it was impossible for one to know
the names of them all. ooh, dear. {"
was the reply; "how dreadfully ir-
norant of the rudiments you Ameri-
cans are!" The American lady wss
piqued ut the contemptuous wav in
which this was spoken, and deter
mined to find the whereabouts of Cuzco.
After searching an atlas and n gazet-
tecr she discovered that it was not in
the Unit ed States at all, but in South
America. Meeting her German &C.
guaintance again a few days afterward
she told the latter of her discovery.
confidently expecting an apology. The
Berlin lady simply replied: "Oh. dear /!
thought that the feeling between the
North and the South had all died out. +"
--Argonaut.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16
Tho Size ofWaists.

Writing of waists, it has often oc
CURED to me when reading "dress ex-
change columns, that women, in men
Ironing the size of their waists, never
seem to get beyond the regulation %
inches. Occasionally l notice some
courageous individual announces that
she measures 90 inches, but beyond that
no one seems to dare to go. Oftener
than rot we see 1S, 10, 30 and 81 inches
scvcraIly quoted as being the waist size.
Now, one cannot help feeling of GER
tainty that in countless cases this does
not represent Natures standard. 1t
too uniform 10y far for the great mother
delights IN variety, never more openly
expressed than in relation to the human
form divine. Alas, the divinity of shape
Is often destroyed by foolish folks who
think some reduction of size absolutely
essential to beauty. am sure anyone
who has noticed the fact / draw atten
ton to will sec that between twenty
three and twenty eight inches is great
gulf fixed, and that very few unmarried
women will confess to intermediate
he's Fashion Journal.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16
Women and Wine In Early Rome,

In ancient Rome women were pro-
hibited from using wine, and hence
their near relatives were allowed to
salute them with kiss, in order that
they might ascertain by the sense of
smell If they had been drinking it.
They were so fond of it, however, that
Romulus. the first king. made law
that husband might kill his wife for
drinking. Fabias, in his annals, relates
that Roman lady was stoned to death
by her own relatives for having picked
the lock of n chest in which were the
keys OF wine-cellar. Pliny also says
that Judge in a similar case pro-
nounced sentence against woman be-
cause 1T seemed she had drank more
wine without her husbands knowledge
than was necessary for the preserva-
tion of her hea th, and that therefore
she sb ould lose the benefit of her dow
-y.-Bon Boire.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16
How To Clean Oilc,o,h.

Oiicloth ought never to be cleaned
with abrush, but after being swept may
be cleaned by washing with soft fan
mel and lukcwarm water or cold tea. On
no account use soap or water that is hot,
as either would have bad effect on the
paint. When the oilcoth is dry, rub il
well with a small portion of a mixture
OF becswax softcned with minute guam
fity OF turpcntine, using for this pur-
pose a soft furniture polishing brush.
The following is also used to make oil
cloths look well: Wash them once a
month with skim milk and water, equal
quantities of each; rub them once in
three months with boiled linseed oil:
put on very little, rub it well in with
rag and polish with a piece of old
silk.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16
Useful Hints.
Diluted hartshorn is good for takin.
mildew from woollen goods.

Diluted hartshorn is good for taking
mildew from woollen goods.
Rub silver spoons with finely siftcd
wood ashes to remove stains left b,
medicine.
Ordinary carriage varnish is good
cement for china, and it is said that
water does not affect it.
Put few drops of ammonia into your
sponge bath and you will be astonished
how it will cool the skin.
To produce a good gloss on linen, pour
pint OF boiling water upon two ounces
of gum arabic, cover and let stand over
night; add spoonful to the starch.
1t frequently happens that painters
splash the plate or other glass windows
when they are painting the sashes.
When such is the case, melt some soda
in very hot water and wash them with
it, using soft flannel. 1t will entirely
remove the paint
Mildew spots may be removed by a
mixture of soft soap, boiled starch, salt
and lemon juice. Apply to the spots
and bleach in the sun four hours. Ifthe
spots be old enough to resist this treat
ment rub yellow soap on both sides of
the article, then apply thick starch made
with cold water and hang out in the
sun
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16
A Queer Steam. Engine.

"A prominent yachtsman of New York
has just signed contract by which he
agrees to furnish the money for building
very novel sort of a steam engine. Tho
inventor proposes to do no less than to
construct an engine which will exhaust
back into the boiler instead of into a
condenser or into the open air. He pro-
poses, in other words, that when the
steam has pushed the piston through
the full length of its stroke the piston
shall then push the steam back into the
boiler again. This sounds like the
absurd proposition to build perpetual
motion machine, but as the machine is
explained by the inventor and the
yachtsman it seems to be easily possible,
and perhaps practical. Because the
practicabiity of the scheme has yet to
be tested the yachtsman declines to al
low his name to be used
The new machine consists of four sin
gle cylinders, placed two on each side of
the shaft to be turned by them The
two cylinders on each side, according to
the present drawings, will be placed
horizontally and one above the other,
like the barrels of double barrelled
shotgun when the gun is lying on its
side. The pistons in these cylinders are
! connected with the shaft in such way
that the piston in the upper cylinder on
one side works in con INJUNCTION with the
piston in the lower cylinder on the OPP
posite side. Steam being admitted to
either pair of cylinders, which thus act
together, the pistons are forced out TO
the end Of their stroke as in any single
acting engine, and the shaft revolves
half turn. At the instant these pistons
reach the end of the stroke they are, by
means of cogs, two cams, and link
motion, uncoupled from the shaft and
connected with each other substantially.
They then become, to all intents and
purposes, one piston, with the steam
from the boiler pressing equally on each
side, and, therefore, balanced. The mo-
ment this happens the pistons of the
other two cylinders are cou.cd to the
shaft, and the steam sends them flying
to the end Of their stroke, thus keeping
the shaft awhirling, and at the same
time showing the other two pistons, now
equally balanced, TO the heads of their
cylinders. The second pair of pistons
having completed their stroke, they are
uncouplcd, and in turn treated as the
| first pair were.
The theory, the yachtsman sa7j, is all
right. But the intervention Of coos.
link motion, aud two cams may make
the machine somewhat cumbersome. and.
perhaps, slow motioncd. That it will
be noisy is beyond dispute, but it is
worth trying, the yachtsmau thinks. to
1 the extent Of the $40, 900 which the trial
machine is likely to cost, because If the
steam San be exhausted back into the
| boiler, the loss from friction, radiation.
etc, will be so small that from 20 to 80
per cent of tho fuel now used TO drive
steam engine will he saved.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16
Recipes.

SUEr PUDDING.-Three cups of flour.
one OF raisins, stoned, ,one-half cup suet
chopped fine, one-half cup molasses
one-haif cup sugar, one-half cup milk,
two teaspoons cinnamon, one of cream OF
tartar, one-half teaspoon soda; boil on,
hour and half.
CANNING CoRN.-To one Quart of corn
take one scant teaspoonful of tartarit
acid, dissolved in water enough to cove,
the corn. Let your corn come to n boil.
then put in cans and seal up. When you
open the cans to use it put in soda to
counteract the tartaric acid. Put the
corn In tin cans and grease the inside OF
the cans. Do not fill the cans quite full.
as the corn swells after it is put in them.
APPLE CUsTARD.- Three cups sweet
milk, three cups apple, grated or stewed
three tablespoonful sugar, two eggs,
yolks and whites separate one tea
spoonful white flour. Prepare the apple
by stcwing in rs little water as will cook
them; then mash fine and smooth: they
must not be very tart. Beat the yolks
and sugar together, and whip them into
the apples; then stir in the flour and add
the milk. Stir in also the whites well
beaten and pour the custard into pic
pans lined with cream paste. Bake till
the custard is set.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16
Tenement House Children

Every one who visits among the tene-
ments IS surprised at the healthy looks
of the children, who run about bare
headed, and in summer barefootcd. and
who seem ruddy and strong. But they
are the survivors who have passed
through the critical age of infancy. when
the weak quickly succumb to the foul
air and torrid heat. Even those sur
vivors, though they may seem outwardly
vigorous, have but little strength, and
when an epidemic of measles or scarlet
fever prevails they quickly yield to its
bancful influence. The managers Of
children's institutions will confirm this
statement, and it shows how the effects
of tenement life are perpctuated.
The terrible mortality among Young
children is the most potent evidence of
the effc cts Of the tenement house system.
The massacre of the innocents in the
homes OF the poor is amazing and apall-
ing to any one who has given it a
thought For upward Of twenty years
some 10, 900 TO IL, 900 children nndcr 3
years Of age annually perish in the me-
tropolis, and most Of them from what
with fine irony are called ''preventa-
blc' diseases Despite the steady in
crease in intelligence and tho various i'm
provcments that have been made in our
sanitary regulations, in the condition Of
the streets aud in the character Of the
new buildings that have been erected,
the proportion Of children's deaths show
a steady advance, and il will continue
TO increase until radical measures are
taken by the health authorities to i'm
Iroyc the tenements. - New York Jour
nal
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16

The pitcher had little ball, and IL
was white rs snow, and where the striker
thought it was, that ball it wouldn't 90.
II had a sudden inshoot curve, il had a
fearful drop. and when the striker
wildly struck, that ball it didn't stop.
"Why does the ball fool strikers soP'
the children all did cry 'Thc pitcher
twirls the ball, you know, the teacher
did reply Detroit Free Press.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16

Cairo much what the Row is to London.
and all the Beys aud Pashas don their
Des'' ana either caracoIe forth on pranc.
ing steeds, or, moro luxuuriously. are
ul'ven IN the train Of the harems. II
the lady Is inclined to exchange flowers.
no'es cigarettes, or even conversation.
no hlndrance is likely to be offered by
the black janitor on the box-seat of the
driver. But talking must be done in
private, and some sidewalk or otherwise
secluded spot must be chosen for any
'ning more than flying passing COM
phment. For in the East every man
Is the guardian not only of his own
harem' but also of everybody elsc's. A
man may thrash his own wife to death
with very doubtful chances of anybody
intervening, but he may not look at his
neighbours harem. Il Saturday Review.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16
Pearls OF TH0T6nr.


Never sneer 1t children.
Mind is perpetual motion.
As the parent SO is the child.
All is but lip wisdom which wants ex-
perence.
The first step in governinga child is
to govern yourself
The order OF our needs should be tho
order of our work.
Time spent in making home happy is
never thrown away.
Good discipline is impossible with
children unemployed.
Many live ridiculously for fear of be-
ing thought ridiculous.
Children are encouraged By the appro-
baton Of their parents.
Convince the people you are in dead
earnest II you would succeed
There is no place so high that an ass
laden with gold cannot reach it.
Life appears to me to be too short to
DC spent in nursing animosity or regis
tcring wrong.
Those who blow tho Goals of others
strife may chance to have the sparks fly
in their faces.
Injuries from friends fret and gall
more, and the memory of them is not so
easily obliterated.
Opportunities are very sensitive things;
II you slight them on their first visit,
you seldom sec them again.
To endeavor to work upon the vulgar
with fine sense is like attempting to hcw
blocks of marble with a razor.
The power of fortune is conferred
only by the miserable; the happy imputc
all their success to prudence or merit.
Good temper, like n sunny day, sheds
brightness over everything. 1t is the
sweetener of toll and the soother of dis
quictude.
The least degree of ambiguity which
leaves the mind in suspense as to the
meaning, ought TO be avoided with the
greatest care.
The voice of conscience is so delicate
that it is easy to stiflc it; but it is also
SO clear that it is impossible to stifc it.
Madame dc Stacl